Wiper.



A. MOSEKE.

WIPBB.

APPLmA'rIon rILnn Aus. 9. 1907.

916,755. Patenmd Mar. 30, 1909.

ARNOLD MOSEKE, OF MINDEN, GERMANY.

WIPER specification of Letters Patent.

Pa'tented March 30, 1909.

Application flld August 9, 1907. Serial No. 887,879. i

To all 'whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, ARNOLD MosEKE, a subject of the German Em eror, residin at Minden, Province of Westp alia, in the impire of Germany, have invented a certain new and useful Wiper, of which the followino' is a specification.

tlI`his invention has reference to a device for the wiping of floors, window panes and the like, in which the Wi in cloth is secured, together With a piece o fe t, upon that side of the wiping late which faces the surface to be operatedp upon by means of indented plates after it has been placed around the Wiping late. The piece of felt or of similar materla is intended to serve for the pur ose of providing a soft support and a firm old for the wipmg cloth to e placed around the felt, and also for the purpose of protecting it arigiinst rapid wear.

e fi re is a perspective view of a wi erv em odyingm invention.

consequence o its com aratively small size and 'of its very small eight, which is brought about in consequence of the use of clam ing lates, the wi er is particularly adapte to e employed or the Wipng of floors under loun es or other pieces of furniture. With t is purpose-in view, the attachment of the handle to the wiper is such, that the handle may assume any position in one plane relative to the wiper that may be called for.

As will be seen from the accompanyinfl' drawing, the wiper consists of a plate d o wood or of any other suitable material around which a piece of felt or of any other soft material c is placed. After placing a wiping cloth around this soft sup ort one or two clamping plates e provl ed with indentations e' and perforations for the insertion of screws, are placed upon` the support of felt or of other soft material and upon the wi in cloth h folded around it, at the side w ic does not form the operating surface, the said plates being clamped against the wooden plate together with the wlpin cloth and the support of felt or the like, y means of screws f provided in the wooden plate and by the tightening of the corresponding nuta.

In order to be able to use the handle a' in every position relatively to the Operating surface, it is provided at its end with a handle holder a, at the end of which an eye is provided. On the wooden plate d correspond- -to secure by Letters ing eyes or sleeves b are secured, which constltute a hinge together With the e e or sleeve of the handle holder, through w ich a bolt g with nut g' is passed, so as to make it possible thereby to permit the handle holder or socket to assu'me any position in one plane relativel y to the wiper.

I am aware that Wi ers, having wooden supporting plates with inged, pivoted handles and servm as a means for securing thereto a Wiping c oth have been known before my invention, but in all these devices the wiping cloth was not passed' directly around the supporting plate but around a combination of sup orting plate and an intermediate piece of t ick felt or the like, secured to the bottom of said plate, the cloth being fastened to the back of the supporting plate and adhering only to the bottom part of the device, While at the longitudinal sides of said device, the supporting plate and the intermediate piece of felt or t e like Were not covered by the Wiping cloth which was only drawn taut over the outer edges of said plate and layer of felt, being otherwise exposed on both sides, so that when o erating with such devices the cloth worked loose easily and interfered with the wiping operation and Was liable to get tom. In my invention however the cloth c covers the supporting plate smoothly and snugv on all sides, so as to be exposed on its outsi e only and preventing loosening during the wipin operation; nor is there any necessity of a resi ient intermediate pad as in previous devices.

What l claim as m invention and desire atent is.-

In a wiper the combination with a wooden sup orting plate and a handle pivoted to the bac of said plate, of a uficiz feld fabric snugly, removably and directly adhering to the outer face, to the longitudmal ed es and faces and to a suflicient art of the ack of said supporting plate, c amping lates, removably secured to the back of sai sup ortin plate and covering the free ed es o said faric and indentations upon the abric covering and facing sides of said clamping plates.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing` witnesses.

-ARN OLD MOSEKE.

Witnesses Louis VANDORN, M. Kmnrrnns. 

